The Mall of Saudi project will be located in North Riyadh and loosely resemble Dubai's Mall of the Emirates. On completion, it will be the largest shopping center in Saudi Arabia. It includes the construction of a mall on an 866,500m2 site which will include a 26,000m2 indoor snow park and 300,000m2 of shops, restaurants and entertainment areas including a hotel and serviced apartments. The development is currently under planning stage. Construction work on the first phase, which will include the mall, ski slope, a hotel and serviced apartment building, is scheduled to commence by mid-2017 and will be completed after five years. Future phases will include flats, offices, hotels and a medical center.